diff --git a/hooks/nova_compute_context.py b/hooks/nova_compute_context.py
index f24edd18..ddc2dd00 100644
--- a/hooks/nova_compute_context.py
+++ b/hooks/nova_compute_context.py
@@ -336,7 +336,19 @@ class NovaComputeLibvirtOverrideContext(context.OSContextGenerator):
 
 
 class NovaComputeVirtContext(context.OSContextGenerator):
-    interfaces = []
+    interfaces = ['cloud-compute']
+
+    @property
+    def allow_resize_to_same_host(self):
+        for rid in relation_ids('cloud-compute'):
+            for unit in related_units(rid):
+                _allow_resize_same_host =\
+                    relation_get('allow_resize_to_same_host',
+                                 rid=rid,
+                                 unit=unit)
+                if _allow_resize_same_host:
+                    return bool_from_string(_allow_resize_same_host)
+        return False
 
     def __call__(self):
         ctxt = {}
@@ -346,6 +358,7 @@ class NovaComputeVirtContext(context.OSContextGenerator):
             ctxt['enable_live_migration'] = config('enable-live-migration')
         ctxt['resume_guests_state_on_host_boot'] =\
             config('resume-guests-state-on-host-boot')
+        ctxt['allow_resize_to_same_host'] = self.allow_resize_to_same_host
         return ctxt
 
 
diff --git a/templates/train/nova.conf b/templates/train/nova.conf
index 91074692..74fbf848 100644
--- a/templates/train/nova.conf
+++ b/templates/train/nova.conf
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ disk_allocation_ratio = {{ disk_allocation_ratio }}
 default_ephemeral_format = {{ default_ephemeral_format }}
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if allow_resize_to_same_host -%}
+allow_resize_to_same_host = {{ allow_resize_to_same_host }}
+{% endif -%}
+
 [pci]
 {% if pci_passthrough_whitelist -%}
 passthrough_whitelist = {{ pci_passthrough_whitelist }}
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_nova_compute_contexts.py b/unit_tests/test_nova_compute_contexts.py
index 98eedbc4..f3a99d6c 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_nova_compute_contexts.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_nova_compute_contexts.py
@@ -655,7 +655,9 @@ class NovaComputeContextTests(CharmTestCase):
         self.test_config.set('virt-type', 'lxd')
 
         lxd = context.NovaComputeVirtContext()
-        self.assertEqual({'resume_guests_state_on_host_boot': False}, lxd())
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {'resume_guests_state_on_host_boot': False,
+             'allow_resize_to_same_host': False}, lxd())
 
     def test_lxd_live_migration_opts_yakkety(self):
         self.kv.return_value = FakeUnitdata(**{'host_uuid': self.host_uuid})
@@ -667,6 +669,7 @@ class NovaComputeContextTests(CharmTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             {'enable_live_migration': True,
              'resume_guests_state_on_host_boot': False,
+             'allow_resize_to_same_host': False,
              'virt_type': 'lxd'}, lxd())
 
     def test_resume_guests_state_on_host_boot(self):
@@ -675,7 +678,45 @@ class NovaComputeContextTests(CharmTestCase):
         self.lsb_release.return_value = {'DISTRIB_CODENAME': 'lucid'}
         self.test_config.set('resume-guests-state-on-host-boot', True)
         lxd = context.NovaComputeVirtContext()
-        self.assertEqual({'resume_guests_state_on_host_boot': True}, lxd())
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {'resume_guests_state_on_host_boot': True,
+             'allow_resize_to_same_host': False}, lxd())
+
+    def test_allow_resize_to_same_host_empty(self):
+        self.lsb_release.return_value = {'DISTRIB_CODENAME': 'lucid'}
+        self.relation_ids.return_value = ['cloud-compute:0']
+        self.related_units.return_value = 'nova-cloud-controller/0'
+        self.test_relation.set({
+            'allow_resize_to_same_host': None,
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {'resume_guests_state_on_host_boot': False,
+             'allow_resize_to_same_host': False},
+            context.NovaComputeVirtContext()())
+
+    def test_allow_resize_to_same_host_enabled(self):
+        self.lsb_release.return_value = {'DISTRIB_CODENAME': 'lucid'}
+        self.relation_ids.return_value = ['cloud-compute:0']
+        self.related_units.return_value = 'nova-cloud-controller/0'
+        self.test_relation.set({
+            'allow_resize_to_same_host': 'true',
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {'resume_guests_state_on_host_boot': False,
+             'allow_resize_to_same_host': True},
+            context.NovaComputeVirtContext()())
+
+    def test_allow_resize_to_same_host_disabled(self):
+        self.lsb_release.return_value = {'DISTRIB_CODENAME': 'lucid'}
+        self.relation_ids.return_value = ['cloud-compute:0']
+        self.related_units.return_value = 'nova-cloud-controller/0'
+        self.test_relation.set({
+            'allow_resize_to_same_host': 'false',
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {'resume_guests_state_on_host_boot': False,
+             'allow_resize_to_same_host': False},
+            context.NovaComputeVirtContext()())
 
     @patch.object(context.uuid, 'uuid4')
     def test_libvirt_new_uuid(self, mock_uuid):